Master-Polka: Technology of Motivation for Reading and Development of Personal Potential

The article is devoted to the problem of finding pedagogical solutions for schoolchildren’s development of personal potential by introducing them to significant works of children’s and young adult literature. The relevance of the work lies in insufficient knowledge of reading activity as a factor in the development of modern student’s personal potential. The purpose of the article is to describe the possibilities of Master-polka: pedagogical technology as a tool for introducing schoolchildren to reading for the development of their personal potential. The authors share the results of a theoretical analysis of the problem and conclusions drawn from a pilot study of feedback from teachers participating in the Masterskie Rosta (Growth Workshops) project as well as their experience of using this technology in working with schoolchildren. The authors describe the principles of selecting books for the Master-polka; the examples of children’s and young adult literature, which schoolchildren have already been acquainted within the project. Particular attention is paid to the book quest as gaming and system – forming component of the technology. The practical significance of the study is determined by the possibility of using the Master-polka technology by teachers, librarians, and teachers of additional education to solve a wide range of pedagogical problems related to the creation of educational situations focused on introducing schoolchildren to reading and developing their personal potential.